court on wednesday handed down a ruling on the 55-year-old california resident. the man was on probation after being convicted of bank fraud but was again detained in september on suspicion of using false identities and breeaching the terms of his release. he was behind the production of a film that muslims said insulted the prophet muhammad. a posting of the film angered muslims around the world. the pakistani cabinet minister has placed a $100,000 bounty on the filmmaker, and some are expressing concern that the man could be harmed by those angered by the video. >>> conventional arms are well known for causing far more real harm than weapons of mass destruction, but there is still no accepted international treaty to restrict the trade in items such as guns and tanks. that's why the united nations decided on wednesday to resume negotiations next march into finally regulating the global arms trade. the previous round of talks broke down in july due to disagreements over which categories of weapons would be covered. japan and other supporters of the current draft